Biography
Jim Carter is an English actor. Born on 19 August 1948 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, he studied law at the University of Sussex and began his career in fringe theatre.
He is best known for playing the butler Charles Carson in the television series Downton Abbey (2010–2015) and reprising the role in the feature films Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025). Other film credits include Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Golden Compass (2007), Wonka (2023) as Abacus Crunch, and voice roles in Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017).
Carter was appointed OBE in 2019 for services to drama. He has been married to actress Imelda Staunton since 1983.
